Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Traditional coding activities dictate that students sit in front of laptops or tablets, working to develop a program or a game. Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. The robot is mimicking how a computer takes directions from code. How Do I Lead Unplugged Activities?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. If that works at companies like Google and Apple, the same mindset should be in schools.”.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2020

I hear the kids are going to make a robot move to the right, stop, and turn around. Today, K-12 coding education offerings often include edutainment: some brand’s robotic-design, game-design and app-design program, packaged as engaging, entertaining experiences for students. How cool is that? The reality: It’s not that cool.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

the Ergobot to teach both Forces & Motion and Programming & Robotics. In fact, it took me less than five minutes to unbox, setup, find the power button, and sync to the free app/software on my laptop and my iPhone. While you’re waiting, download the free software to your phone or laptop (or iPad). STEM modules.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

When Ayanna met Cozmo the robot, both she and the robot lit up. “it The robot Cozmo would seem to fit that bill: Its basic coding platform is a simple visual system based on MIT’s Scratch Blocks, but there’s also a more advanced option based on Python. However, the company has loaned the robots to the Boys and Girls Club.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Consider the following developments in artificial intelligence: In 2016, the Associated Press began outsourcing its minor-league baseball dispatches to a company called Automated Insights. Can a robot be whimsical? Even more amazing, ChatGPT made some independent artistic choices. This will be kludgy and awful , I thought.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

Not to mention 3D printing, AR and robots! So besides packing their bags, laptops, agendas and passports, teachers can do a little extra something: their pre conference homework. The same principle applies to the exhibition area, where thousands of companies, NGOs and other institutions will be competing for your attention.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As educators look for new ways to enhance virtual lessons and companies explore how to provide better visibility in more spread out conference rooms, Epson focuses on designing accessible technologies that adapt to current display needs and help drive productivity and engagement,” said Veronika Knight, product manager, Epson America, Inc.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2020

The collaboration comes as a result of both companies’ goal to give teachers, students and makers everywhere the ability to make a positive impact on their communities by 3D printing respirators for those in need. Schools around the world use pi-top to teach core STEAM skills in coding, robotics and AI. About pi-top.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For example, say robots and drones will be the hot-ticket item of the year (according to a recent study – they will be ). Does it make sense for you to purchase robots and drones for your school when you already have interactive displays in your classrooms and laptops for each student?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Laurence’s College in Brisbane had just 50 minutes to write up a formative assessment on the representation of robots and artificial intelligence in the movies. Because Vivi works with any device or platform, Gunn’s students are free to use their Apple laptops, Chrome tablets or Android smartphones. I really needed a quick process.”

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Adam Welcome

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Yes - I really love enhancing the curriculum in classes with laptops, tablets, coding and robots. Like I invented laptops, iPads and the app store. Spoiler alert #3 - computers aren't just in technology companies! John Deere the tractor company is currently hiring a Senior Software Engineer right now.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Built into the HuddleCamHD Pro and Pro IP is a monitor clamp that can easily attach to any LCD or laptop display, and each camera can be wall-mounted. HuddleCamHD is the sister-company to PTZOptics, manufacturer of robotic pan, tilt, zoom camera solutions for broadcast, video production and live streaming.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The new BrightLinks also support wireless interactivity via Miracast ® and wireless displays using Epson iProjection software to connect laptops and individual student devices, 2 minimizing device sharing and multiple students touching the board. Brighter Futures is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). Tagged on: July 21, 2017 A complex web of factors influence children’s commercial media literacy | LSE Business Review → If they don’t know an ad from information, how can they grasp how companies use their personal data? wi.us, among other sources."

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

All a student needs is a laptop, headphones and a good internet connection to access a one-on-one tutoring session, even in a crowded classroom. Once he did, Pedron said she had a “blast” with her tutee, who had a passion for robotics. The online tutoring business is indeed booming. One of her students never showed up.

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

With that, I think it's worth taking a look at where each of the three big companies stands in regards to Ed. Apple had an event focused on education on March 27, and if anything it clarified Apple's place in the EDU market.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

By the end of this week, five out of seven of the district’s public schools will have spaces filled with 3D printers, Legos, laptops, robots and more for hands-on learning. The spaces in the district focus on robotics, coding and creating. Castano and Willow Oaks schools are expected to open their makerspaces in the fall.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. FTW Robotics displayed its drone technology in booth #518 that is currently in 1K schools throughout the United States.

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

VCs often speak of having an “investment thesis” – a strategy for why they fund certain companies. ” There was all the usual talk of job-stealing robots and the “ jobs that don’t exist yet.” Who do they listen to, what stories do they hear, and what stories do they tell in turn?

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

iPads, laptops, robotics, Hokki Stools, books, construction paper, art easels, rugs, tables, shelving, Crayolas of every kind… the list could go on and on. Look HERE to see what companies have partnerships with Donors Choose. For your first few projects, you’ll want to make sure your items are available via the site.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2016

So, this fall, the company added three new features, dubbed the “Classroom Conversation Toolset,” to let teachers pause the app classroom-wide, snap every computer to a particular screen, and cloak student identity to anonymously share answers with the entire class. Now, I just click pause,” she said.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

A computer scientist, she opens a door in the table’s guts where a laptop computer is hidden, types on its keyboard and, within seconds, the animated gorilla is back to her pedagogical self again. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. Most technology is so isolating,” she said. “I

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 9, 2011

Scott observes his own children connecting globally with friends via Skype and using their laptops seamlessly in their schooling every day. His son is vice-president of his theater company and its webmaster. Use of technology at state and district level can help us overcome a $9.8 billion shortfall.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

However, Griffin came home to a reality where he still needed a laptop for high school and still used a smartphone to connect with friends. Zichermann calls this, “a robot sitting on your shoulder — the angel of your good intention.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

We also are 1:1 with our devices–our students do take their HP or Lenovo laptops home. So, unless, the way I see it, you have to get other outside [funding and support] sources such as tech companies and other companies, grants, donations, but outside of that, the funding is not there. That’s what this is designed to do.

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MindShift

JANUARY 10, 2017

A computer scientist, she opens a door in the table’s guts where a laptop computer is hidden, types on its keyboard and, within seconds, the animated gorilla is back to her pedagogical self again. Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. Most technology is so isolating,” she said. “I

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

Skye Morishita working on the robot she programmed at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. On a recent Saturday, a squad of Lego robots fitted with markers limped, hopped and spun dizzily across the table. Quintyn Scott (left) and Ella Bartholomew program robots at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. The 15-year-old today is more a sibling of cloud computing, of apps that are available from any screen, of mobile devices in many sizes and form factors that go beyond last century’s laptops. Photo Credit: Frank Catalano 2.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

New products are coming from companies that have long been in the game, and others are being launched thanks to successful crowdfunding initiatives. Bubble Bot walks students through creating a bubble-blowing robot and a Fan of Fortune. Compatibility: This curriculum is to be used with Wonder Workshop’s Dash & Dot Robots.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. VITALSOURCE & BLACKBOARD ( get.vitalsource.com ) & ( www.blackboard.com ) Blackboard Inc.

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ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I am also much more satisfied with their customer service than I was with the other company. I usually just play at my computer; I don’t need a large screen on a regular basis, and when I do want a larger screen, connecting my laptop to the TV via HDMI works just fine. I wrote a review of Reclaim Hosting earlier this year.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

A London-based company in the crowded market of do-it-yourself programmable hardware for students seeks to shake off negative headlines as it restructures and changes focus to the U.S. The company first announced its strategic shift with a capital injection of about 3.3 and to software products. It’s a wide-open market space.”

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